GG vs MI Match 19 Live Commentary - Vadodara (30 January 2026)

From around the wicket, flighted delivery, following the batter, Bharti backs away and has a big swing through the line. Gets it off the inner half to deep backward square leg for a single.

On the shorter side, around leg, Wareham makes room and swings across for the pull but it sneaks under her blade. Rahila Firdous does well to get low and gather the ball.

Tossed up, on middle, Wareham advances and chips it down to long on for one.

So far, so good from Matthews! She drags the length back and does not offer any pace at all. Fulmali slaps it down to long on for only a run.

This is even slower, short and on leg. Wareham switches her stance and plays the reverse behind point for a brace.

A couple of runs to end the innings! A bit short, on middle, Georgia hops back to force it down the ground with a horizontal bat. Skies it in the vacant mid on region. By the time Shabnim Ismail can run in off the ropes and release the throw, the batters complete the second run. Gujarat Giants end up with 167 on the board.

On a back of a length, on off, Wareham forces it straight to cover and they sneak in a quick single.

On top of off, Bharti punches it to cover.

Near the tramline on off, on a length, Bharti reaches out and smashes it to deep cover for one.

SIX! Dispatched! A bit too short from Sciver-Brunt, outside off. Wareham knows that square leg is inside the circle. She walks across the stumps and waits for the slower ball to arrive. Pulls it over square leg for a six. The 150 is up for the Giants.

Pushes the length up, outside off, Wareham swings hard and slices it over cover for a couple of runs.

FOUR! Width offered and Wareham cashes in! On a short of a length, outside off, Georgia extends her hands and slams it over the leaping point fielder for a boundary. 14 runs off the 19th over.

Missed out! A bit too short, turning away, Gardner rocks back and slaps it hard but can't beat Harmanpreet Kaur at extra cover.

OUT! STUMPED! Amelia Kerr delivers a timely breakthrough for MI. Drifting in, on middle, on a length, Gardner shimmies down the pitch and has a hack against the turn. The ball turns past her bat and the keeper, Rahila Firdous is quick to whip the bails off. The 43-ball 71-run stand is broken. 46 (28) for the Gujarat skipper.

Googly, short and on middle. The ball stays a bit low, Bharti nudges it through mid-wicket and turrns the strike over.

Drops it short, on middle. Georgia pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a run.

Miscued but safe! Looped up, outside off, Bharti swings for the hills. The ball turns away to catch the outer half. It balloons to short third, where Poonam Khemnar misjudges the flight of the ball. She back pedals before realising that she needs to come forward. It is late by then and the ball drops in front of her. They cross.

Short and on off, Georgia pulls it in front of square and keeps the strike with a single.

FOUR! Shabnim Ismail is welcomed back with a boundary! Ismail starts with a full ball, outside off, Gardner comes down the track and gives herself a bit of room. She crunches it towards extra cover, where Hayley Matthews gets a hand on it but it is not enough. It races away for a boundary.

FOUR! The boundaries keep flowing! On a back of a length, on off. Gardner flashes hard at the ball. Gets more of an outside edge and it beats the diving short third fielder to her right for a four.

Tucking the batter up for room, on a short of a length. Gardner shovels it behind square leg for a run.

FOUR! Up and over! Ismail serves it on a length, on off, Wareham backs away and she knows that mid off is inside the circle. She pumps it over the mid off fielder and picks up a boundary.

FOUR! Clever, very clever! Ismail bangs it in short, over middle and leg. Georgia moves away from the stumps and uses the pace of the ball. She opens the bat face and glides it between short third and backward point for four more. 17 runs off the over with a ball to go.

A big swing and a miss! Full and angled in, on leg. Wareham clears the front leg and has a heave across the line but is beaten on the inside edge. 36 runs off the last 2 overs.

SIX! That sounded so sweet! Floated up, on off. Gardner takes the wise option of hitting with the spin. She reaches out in front and clubs it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

FOUR! Easy pickings! Matthews switches to around the wicket, on a nagging length, turning down leg. Gardner crouches and sweeps it square of the short fine leg fielder for a four.

FOUR! Ashleigh Gardner is on the charge! A bit too full from Matthews, on off and middle. Ashleigh clears the front leg and mows it wide of long on for another boundary.

FOUR! Asking to be hit, and Gardner obliges. 18 runs off the over so far. A half-tracker from Matthews, on middle and leg. Ashleigh goes deep in the crease and pulls it through square leg for four more.

Pushed through, across off, Gardner chops it down from the crease to cover.

19 runs off the over! The best over of the innings from Gujarat's perspective. Shorter and slower, on middle. Gardner plays it with soft hands in the vacant mid-wicket region. They think about the second run but decide against it eventually.

Floated, short and around off, turns away, Ashleigh Gardner stabs it out to short cover.

Short again, on middle and leg, Ashleigh Gardner flicks it off her hips to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Excellent fielding! Dragged back and outside off, Georgia Wareham moves back and cuts it away hard and wide of point. Hayley Matthews dives to her left and gets a good hand to take the sting out of the ball. She certainly saves a boundary there. The batters cross.

Another short delivery, on middle, Ashleigh Gardner pulls it to deep mid-wicket for one. 100 UP FOR GG!

SIX! Clean strike! Amelia Kerr tosses it up, full and on middle. Georgia Wareham skips down the track to get to the pitch of it and dispatches it over the bowler's head for a biggie.

Pushed through quicker, a leg-break, short and on off, turns away. Georgia Wareham tries to cut but ends up choppin it into the pitch.

A low full toss, on middle, Ashleigh Gardner uses her feet and drills it wide of long on for a couple of runs.

Was that a stumping chance? Looks like it. Floated, full and on middle and leg, turns in. Ashleigh Gardner steps out to clip it away but misses. Rahila Firdous fails to gather it cleanly behind the stumps and the chance goes begging. A big moment and Ash will look to make the most out of it.

Flatter, full and around leg, Ashleigh Gardner misses her flick and it goes off her pads towards backward square leg. A leg bye taken.

Drops it short and around off, turns in, Georgia Wareham backs away to cut but gets a bottom edge to the leg side for a run.

Slows it up, full and on middle, turns in, Ashleigh Gardner gets forward again to hoick it across the line but gets it from the inner half of the bat towards mid-wicket. There is certainly something for the spinners on this wicket.

A shout for LBW, but turned down! Harmanpreet Kaur has a chat with her keeper and bowler before taking the review with a couple of seconds left on the timer. Hayley Matthews floats it up, shortish and around off, turns in a long way. Ashleigh Gardner goes back to pull it away but gets beaten by the spin and it hits her pads. UltraEdge confirms no bat involved and Ball Tracking shows two red, but wickets on umpire's call with the ball just clipping the leg stump. It was a lot closer than it looked at first, but MI keep thier review.

Shortish and on middle, Ashleigh Gardner punches it to long on for one.

FOUR! Lovely shot! Hard length and just around off. Georgia Wareham takes a leaf out of her skipper's book. She now opens the face of her bat and guides it between short third and backward point for a boundary.

On a length and on middle, Georgia Wareham looks to work it away but gets squared up and knocks it back to the bowler.

Short of a length and outside off, Georgia Wareham cuts it away but straight to point.

Back of a length and on middle, Georgia Wareham punches it to long on for a single.

Pitched up and on off, Ashleigh Gardner drives it to long off for a run.

Slower one, full and on off, Georgia Wareham drills it to extra cover. Good comeback from Kaur, giving away just 6 runs, after getting hit for a boundary on the first ball. 

A loopy low full toss, on middle, Georgia Wareham drills it to long on for a single.

Floated, full and on off, Ashleigh Gardner uses her feet and knocks it wide of the bowler. Hayley Matthews dives to her left but only manages to parry it towards long off. They cross.

Tossed up, full and on middle, turns in, Georgia Wareham flicks it to deep mid-wicket for another run.

FOUR! Finds the gap! Flatter, full and on middle, angling in a bit. Ashleigh Gardner comes forward to take it on the full and whips it away between deep square leg and deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

Slows it up, full and on middle, turns in, Ashleigh Gardner tucks it with soft hands through mid-wicket and comes back for the second run. Good running!

Gives this one some more air, full and on middle, Ashleigh Gardner pushes it to the right of the bowler. Hayley Matthews dives to that side and this time makes sure she does not let it through.

OUT! TAKEN! Nat Sciver-Brunt strikes, and both set batters are gone now. This is short of a length and on middle. Sophie Devine stays back and looks to pull it away, but does not get hold of that one. She turns her head around as soon as she hits it and knows the timing is not there. It flies towards deep mid-wicket, where Amelia Kerr almost comes a bit too forward, but manages well to reverse cup it above her head. Devine departs for 25 off 21, and Gujarat Giants slip from 69/1 to 71/3.

On a length and on off, Georgia Wareham blocks it out.

Back of a length and outside off, Georgia Wareham punches it to sweeper cover for a single.

Touch fuller and on off, Ashleigh Gardner knocks it to the left of the bowler.

FOUR! Put away! This is on a good length and on off, Ashleigh Gardner lets the ball come to her. She opens the bat face late and uses the pace to steer it between backward point and short third for a boundary.

Bangs in a good bouncer, on middle, Ashleigh Gardner tries to pull but misses. Rahila Firdous, who is standing up to the stumps, leaps up and takes it well behind the stumps.

On a nagging length, on middle. Anushka brings out the reverse but picks out short third.

SIX! That will release a bit of pressure. Flighted delivery, on off. Anushka shimmies down the track and gets to the pitch of the ball. She lofts it over the long off fence for a biggie.

OUT! CAUGHT! Anushka Sharma tries to repeat the trick and holes out. Kerr pulls the length back, slows it down and it is the googly, on middle. Anushka charges down the pitch again, looking to launch it down the ground. The bat turns in her hand and it goes off the inner half. It goes only as far as long on, where Shabnim Ismail runs in off the ropes and does the rest. 33 (31) for Anushka. GG are now 69/2.

Flat and short, on middle. Gardner tucks it through mid-wicket for a single.

Turning away, fuller and on off, Devine blocks it beside the strip on the off side.

Looped up, on off and middle. Sophie forces it down to long off for one.

Starts with a yorker, right at the toes. Anushka gets the front pad out of the way and digs it out down the deck.

On a back of a length, on off. Sharma slaps it with a flat bat to mid off.

Nearly in the blockhole, on middle and leg. Sharma gets her bat down and jams it out behind square leg off an inside edge. They cross.

Leg bye! Slips in a full ball, drifting onto the pads. Sophie fails to lay any bat on the tickle. The ball rolls to short fine leg and Sharma calls Devine through for a quick leg bye. Vaishnavi Sharma fails to pick the ball up in one go. A clean pick-up could have made it interesting.

Not in control but safe! A well-directed quick bumper at the body of the batter. Anushka hangs back but is rushed on the pull and the ball gets big on her. It comes off the splice of the bat and drops beside the strip on the leg side. Shabnim got around the non-striker but could not get to the ball.

Slower one, full and on middle. Anushka clips it through mid-wicket for a single.

Begins with a googly, a bit too short, on middle. Devine hammers it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Wide! Sliding down leg, on the shorter side. Sharma misses out on the tickle.

Another wrong'un at the hips, Anushka works it behind square for a single.

Nearly sneaked through! Top spinner from Kerr, on a nagging length, on middle. Devine does not pick it from the hand and is tentative with her footwork. She just about manages to chop it down on the off side.

Stays short, on leg, Devine turns it behind square leg for one.

On middle and leg, Anushka clips it through backward square leg and gets to the other end.

A hint of turn, short and on off. Devine stays on the back foot and shapes up to work it away on the leg side. The ball catches the outside edge and dribbles to short third.

At the stumps, on a length, pushed to long on for a single.

Keeps it nice and full, on off, Sharma strokes it off the front foot to mid off.

FOUR! Lovely shot! Too full, too straight from Kaur. Sharma picks it up off the pads and wrists it aerially to the left of the deep square leg fielder for a four. 50 comes up for the Giants!

Amanjot lands it on a good length, on middle. Anushka taps it to long on and turns the strike over.

Fuller and on middle, Sophie swings hard but does not quite get hold of it. She smears it wide of long on for one more.

Kaur is lucky to get away with it! Sprays a full ball, on leg, Anushka looks to flick it away but plays it out in front of her body and closes the bat face early. Gets a soft leading edge, and the ball rolls on the off side.

FOUR! Just wide! Flighted delivery, full and on off. Anushka is quick to get on the front foot. She plays the lofted drive and manages to beat the diving Harmanpreet Kaur at mid off to her right.

Low full toss, on off, Sharma looks to carve it through the off side. It goes to extra cover, where Hayley Matthews slides to her right but the ball drops just short of her. She does well to get her body behind the ball and make the stop.

Flat and short, on middle, Sharma tucks it through mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Gets it through! Short and just outside the off stump. Devine rocks back and stays leg side of the ball. She cuts it past backward point for a four.

Tossed up, on middle. Sophie steps out and whips it to long on for a single.

Very full, on middle. Anushka plays it with soft hands in the vacant wide mid on region and calls for two. She takes the first run hard and is able to complete the second run. At the end of 6 overs, GG are 48/1.

On a length and on middle, Anushka Sharma tucks it away towards mid-wicket for a single.

Fuller and on off, Sophie Devine strides out and drives it to mid off.

Back of a length and on middle, Sophie Devine heaves it away to deep square leg for a run.

Another appeal for LBW, but turned down this time! Hard-length delivery, on middle, angling in. Anushka Sharma does not move her feet much and tries to pull it from the front foot, but misses and gets hit on the back thigh. Kaur has a chat with her bowler, but they do not take the review here.

Short of a length and angling into leg, Anushka Sharma fails to work it away as the ball goes off her pads towards square leg. The batters cross for a leg bye.

Bangs this into the pitch and around off. Sophie Devine steers it wide of short third, where the fielder dives to her right and parries it behind. She gets up and chases it to keep it down to two runs.

Tossed up, full and around off, Anushka Sharma reaches out and pushes it to short cover.

FOUR! Takes the aerial route! Flighted, full and on off, Anushka Sharma goes a bit inside out, extends her arms to reach out and lofts it cleanly between extra cover and mid off for a boundary.

A big shout for LBW, and the umpire raises the finger, much to the amusement of Anushka Sharma. She has a chat with her partner and takes the review here. Vaishnavi Sharma bowls this flatter, full and on middle and leg, angling in a bit. Sharma goes down for the sweep but misses and gets hit on the pads. To the naked eye, it looks to be going down the leg side, but we wait for the Ball Tracking. First, it is UltraEdge, which confirms no bat is involved. Well, Ball Tracking comes up and does show that it is missing the leg stump. The on-field call is overturned to Not Out. 

Slows it up, full and on off, Anushka Sharma drills it towards cover.

FOUR! Nice shot! Vaishnavi Sharma drops it short and around off. Anushka Sharma waits for it on the back foot, and places her cut shot between cover-point and point for another boundary.

Quicker, shortish and on leg, Anushka Sharma glances it towards short fine. Sophie Devine calls her for the run. Shabnim Ismail fails to pick it up cleanly, or else there may have been a chance of a run out. End of a very eventful over!

Swing and a miss! Back of a length and around off, angling further away. Beth Mooney makes a bit of room and slashes at it but fails to connect.

OUT! TAKEN! A soft dismissal, but this is a fantastic catch. Shabnim Ismail lands this on a good length and around leg, sticks to the surface a bit. Beth Mooney looks to flick it away, but just goes through the shot a bit early. The ball loops up to the left of mid-wicket. Sajana Sajeevan puts in a full-length dive and grabs a crucial catch just inches above the ground. Mooney walks back for 5 off 8, and this is a key wicket for MI.

Goes a bit fuller and on middle, angling in sharply. Anushka Sharma steps across to flick it but gets tangled up and misses to get hit on the pads. There is an appeal for LBW, but turned down.

Back of a length and around off, Anushka Sharma chops it down to the off side.

Short of a length and on middle, Anushka Sharma winds up for the pull, but gets hurried and mistimes the shot towards mid on.

Pitched up and on the leg stump line, Anushka Sharma clips it to deep square leg for a single. Just one run and the big wicket of Mooney from the over.

FOUR! Nice placement! Nat Sciver-Brunt begins with a good-length delivery, on off. Sophie Devine waits for it a bit and cuts it beautifully past the diving point fielder for her second boundary.

On a length and on middle, Sophie Devine nudges it towards mid-wicket for a single.

Hard length and on middle and leg, shaping in, Beth Mooney looks to flick it away but misses and gets hit on the pads as the ball goes nowhere.

Back of a length and around leg, Beth Mooney clips it through square leg for a run.

FIVE WIDES! That misses everything! Nat Sciver-Brunt tries the bouncer, with the keeper up to the stumps, but bowls this way down the leg side. Sophie Devine swings across for the pull but misses. Rahila Firdous moves to her left and tries to grab it above her head, but it evades her and races to the fine leg fence for a boundary.

Length ball again and on leg, Sophie Devine glances it towards short fine for one.

Touch fuller and on the pads, Beth Mooney works it towards square leg for one more. 13 runs off NSB's first over!

Beth Mooney and Gujarat Giants are underway straightaway! Shabnim Ismail comes from over the wicket, starts with a full delivery, on the pads. Mooney neatly flicks it through square leg for a couple of runs.

Good fielding! Back of a length and around off, Beth Mooney advances but stays leg side of the ball. She punches it hard and wide of point, where Amelia Kerr dives to her left and gets a good hand on it to stop it well.

Touch fuller and on middle, Beth Mooney knocks it towards mid on and scampers across for a quick single.

MISFIELD AND FOUR! Not what MI need in this crucial game! This is full again and around off. Sophie Devine gets her hands through the shot and creams it towards cover. Sajana Sajeevan gets a bad bounce and lets it through for a boundary.

Hits the length hard and around off, Sophie Devine backs away and stabs it out to the off side.

Pitched up and on off, Sophie Devine drills it towards mid off for another quick run. 8 runs off the first over!